Hey Herman, I used to roast a lot, and really enjoyed it. I’ve gone through a few roasters and my last was/is a hottop. It was really good, and I hear great things about the behmor also. In my opinion, using a popcorn popper to decide if you like roasting would be like using Folger’s to decide if you like espresso. You need to have a decent tool to get the good result, and if you use a crappy tool you can’t really conclude you don’t like the result.
Roasting does produce smoke; I did it in my garage, and some have successfully used a strong kitchen hood indoors. I like the smell, but not everyone does. I’d be happy to loan you my hottop for a bit if you’d like to try it out; you’d need to pay shipping and insurance. best, bmc > On Sep 26, 2016, at 08:00, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi. I've been on this forum a while and have always gotten good advice here. > I'm thinking about getting a roaster and roasting my own beans. Right now I > usually use a bag a week of beans, 12oz, that I get from counter culture > coffee. I have a subscription and for the most part that works great but > because of circumstances beyond my control I run out of coffee 2 or 3 times a > year. I do have issues with the post office occasionally losing the order or > delivering it several days late but for the most part I get my coffee before > the weekend. Right now I'm using their Big Trouble blend and I also use > Hologram and Apollo to mix things up. I'm looking for a recommendation for > green beans and a roaster. I may just get a popcorn popper to begin with to > see if I like the results better than what I'm already using. Any ideals and > recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Herman > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus > <https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
